Organization
The original Order of Battle of the 18th Division included:
- 55th Infantry Regiment (Omura)
- 56th Infantry Regiment (Kurume)
- 114th Infantry Regiment (Fukuoka)
- 13th Rapid Response Battalion
- 21st Heavy Field Artillery Battalion
- 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 12th Construction Regiment
- 12th Transport Regiment.
Reorganized as a square division in World War I, at the time of the Siege of Tsingtao, in 1914 it had a strength of 23,000 men. It was commanded by Lieutenant-General Mitsuomi Kamio, its 23rd Infantry Brigade by Major General Yamada and its 24th Infantry Brigade by Major General Horinehi.
18th Division
- 23rd Infantry Brigade
- 46th Infantry Regiment
- 55th Infantry Regiment
- 24th Infantry Brigade
- 48th Infantry Regiment
- 56th Infantry Regiment
- 22nd Cavalry Regiment
- 24th Field Artillery Regiment
- 18th Engineer Battalion
It was reformed in 1937 as a square division for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
18th Division
- 23rd Infantry Brigade
- 55th Infantry Regiment
- 56th Infantry Regiment
- 35th Infantry Brigade
- 114th Infantry Regiment
- 124th Infantry Regiment
- 18th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 22nd Cavalry Battalion
- 12th Engineer Regiment
- 12th Transport Regiment
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